DeVos said that the stories of those falsely accused of rape “are not often told,” repeatedly mentioning them alongside victims of sexual assault. “I saw a lot of pain today,” Devos said of her meetings. Accused students and their attorneys, who have long insisted the system is failing them, told BuzzFeed News that the fact that DeVos welcomed them to the table was remarkable. “This is the first time there’s an acknowledgment [by the department] that the equation here is more than just victims of sexual misconduct,” said Andrew Miltenberg, an attorney who works with the groups invited to the accused students meeting.

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